ל֔וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ל֔וֹ

   LO

   to him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֔וֹ

   ha-ma-GID LO

   the one telling to him
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֗ב לָאִישׁ֙ הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֔וֹ וְהִנֵּ֣ה רָאִ֔יתָ וּמַדּ֗וּעַ לֹֽא־הִכִּית֥וֹ שָׁ֖ם אָ֑רְצָה

   va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ISH ha-ma-GID LO ve-hi-NE ra-I-ta u-ma-DU-a LO-hi-KI-to SHAM AR-tse

   and he said Joab to the man the one telling to him and behold you saw and why did you not strike him there to the ground
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֗ב לָאִישׁ֙ הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֔וֹ וְהִנֵּ֣ה רָאִ֔יתָ וּמַדּ֗וּעַ לֹֽא־הִכִּית֥וֹ שָׁ֖ם אָ֑רְצָה וְעָלַ֗י לָ֥תֵת לְךָ֛ עֲשָׂרָ֥ה כֶ֖סֶף וַחֲגֹרָ֥ה אֶחָֽת׃

   va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ISH ha-ma-GID LO ve-hi-NE ra-I-ta u-ma-DU-a LO-hi-KI-to SHAM AR-tse ve-a-LAI la-TET le-KHA a-sa-RA KE-sef va-kha-go-RA e-KHAT

   and he said Joab to the man the one telling to him and behold you saw and why did you not strike him there to the ground and upon me to give to you ten silver and a belt one

Exegesis

The phrase la'ish hamaggid lo {לָאִישׁ הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ | lā-ʾîš ham-mag-gîd lō} identifies the messenger by combining a Hifʼil participle with a prepositional suffix.

Root and etymology

h-l-k🔊 ה־ל־ךHe–Lamed–Kaph

“to go, walk”

• 🔊 הֲלָכָהha-lā-kāhway; Jewish lawMalachi 2:8